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The Humei Tepe Thermae

On the east side of the Harbour of Lions, on the west slope of what is now the hill of Humei Tepe a bath-gymnasium was built during the reign of emperor Traianus (98-117 AD), which occupied the area of one building block (52.93X28.30 m). The architecture of the building is notable for its axial symmetry, which also characterises the Capito Thermae, the first facility of its kind in the city of Miletus. However, they differ in the distribution of their interior space.

The palaestra, which occupied the south section of the building complex, was defined by colonnades, service rooms and shops . The main thermae building occupied the north section of the complex. It included the changing rooms and the cold-water bathing hall, the warm and the hot room Entrance to it was through a vestibule located on the northern side of the palaestra. The vestibule was surrounded by the apodyteria, which led to the two tepidaria (warm baths) to the south, and to the five larger rooms with the bathing basins to the north. The main one was the caldarium -the hot bath. In the four uniform lateral rooms, there were basins for cold and warm baths. The boiler rooms with the hypocaust system occupied the corridor of the northern side of the building. The warm room and the changing rooms are the best preserved parts of the building.

 
 

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The Council House of Miletus and the Sanctuary of Apollo Delphinios

 

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